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The Council has twice voted to impose sanctions to stop Iran from enriching uranium, in December 2006 and March 2007.

"Amid talk of a possible temporary cessation of strikes on Aleppo, the question is whether Russia and China will finally allow the UN security council to impose sanctions to stop barrel bombs".

In the internal debate over American policy toward Iran, Ms. Rice has succeeded over the last year in holding the Bush administration to a diplomatic course in which America and five other world powers have used the Security Council to impose sanctions to try to get Tehran to suspend its enrichment of uranium.

This is very much in line with President Barack Obama's public diplomacy, which is to engage with Iran and, if necessary, to impose sanctions to try to get it to stop its nuclear activities.

Europe has threatened to impose sanctions of up to $4 billion.

It's one thing to impose sanctions but not to demonise all Russians".

This follows legislation recently introduced by California Democratic Congresswoman Norma Torres designed to impose sanctions and deny visas to people who have undermined the Guatemalan justice system.

Pressure was put on governments to impose sanctions on countries that failed to take adequate measures to eliminate the trade in tiger parts.

The Security Council could decide to impose sanctions on countries that fail to co-operate with its resolution, but it seems in no hurry to do so.

Kofi Annan, the UN's secretary-general, urged the Security Council to impose sanctions on the two countries to force them out of Congo.

Attempts to send peacekeepers to Sudan, or to impose sanctions on Iran, may be frustrated by Chinese opposition.